M31 - Final Light from my Z61

[jade abyss]

Data/Filters:
⚫Ha: 132x600sec
🔴Red: 100x180sec
🟢Green: 86x180sec
🔵Blue: 130x180sec

Equipment:
📷2600mm Pro
🔭Zenithstar 61
⚫Antlia 3nm Ha - 22 hours
⚪Antlia LRGB - 15.5 hours

Bortle 8 Backyard

This is an older rework of a previous project, this time with some added data in the blue channel. I think the image turned out ok, but there's some obvious flaws like the overdone denoise, and poorly stretched Ha (I need to learn how to push the Ha further). I also have 19 hours of luminance data that I never got around to using, simply because I haven't had the time to reprocess everything.

I'll be "downsizing" to a Rokinon 135mm, as I’ve repeatedly run into the same issue of starting a mosaic that's impossible to finish due to consistent bad weather. Unless I find some forgotten data, this will likely be my final image with the Z61.

The data with the 19 hours of Lum can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1wljcMVrrEX0LIjKIgHftLwxz8h4z-Mpj

[molten torrent]

Great colors!

I see your treating the Z61 to a IMX 571

That fov looks nice and wide

[jade abyss]

Thanks! Yeah, I had to tighten the focuser as much as possible while still allowing the EAF to do its job to prevent focuser tilt. It was really, really bad at first with how heavy and wide the 2600mm is.

[peak rover]

I love how clean this image is! Great job